Financial Planning

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
128 semester hours

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your Academic Advisor for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your Academic Advisor.

Fundamental General Education Core (24 hours)
All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level

• Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required)
  Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
• Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra)
  Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component)
  Choose from the Science discipline.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines)
  Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities
  Choose from the Humanities discipline.

Additional General Education Requirements (26 hours)                                                     

• COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
• COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
• ECON 220* - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
• HUMN 210 - Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Skills (2)
• HUMN 305 - Global Issues (4)
• MATH 215** - Statistical Concepts (4)
• PF 321 - Learning Strategies (2)
• SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4)
       OR COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
• General Education Electives (4)

*Select another Social Science elective if ECON 220 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.
**Select another General Education Elective if MATH 215 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.

Business Core (28 hours)

• ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
• ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting (4)
• BSAD 220 - Business Law (4)
• ECON 210 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
• FINA 301 - Principles of Finance (4)
• MGMT 312 - Principles of Management (4)
• MKTG 300 - Marketing (4)

University Electives (18 hours)

Any courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

Major Area (32 hours)

• FPLN 300 - Principles of Financial Planning (4)
• FPLN 405 - Investments (4)
• FPLN 430 - Income Tax Planning (4)
• FPLN 440 - Insurance Planning (4)
• FPLN 450 - Retirement Planning (4)
• FPLN 460 - Estate Planning (4)
• FPLN 495 - Financial Planning Seminar (4)
• Major Area Elective (4 hours)*
  *Select 4 hours from the following:
  • ACCT 390 - Federal Income Tax I (4)
  • FINA 340 - Money, Banking and Financial Markets (4)
  • FINA 403 - Advanced Financial Management (4)
  • FINA 450 - Global Finance (4)
  • FINA 480 - Special Topics in Finance (1-4)
  • FPLN 410 - Financial Planning Internship (1-4)
  • FPLN 499 - Independent Studies in Financial Planning (1-4)
  • PSYC 310 - The Psychology of Personal Development (4)

Additional Requirements

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. Either PF 121 or PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the first 15-week BLF course.  Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) in place of Learning Strategies (PF 321). Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.

Please see the Academic Bulletin for the complete list of degree and residency requirements.

The Financial Planning Program also offers a Subsequent Bachelor of Science degree, and Joint Programs of Study: B.S., Financial Planning/MBA.